The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on World Mission presented its Report #12 on Resolution A129 (Mission Orientation in the New Bishop’s Conference) and moved adoption with amendment.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A129)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, thankful for the relationship building between bishops of this Church and bishops of other Anglican Churches at the 2008 Lambeth Conference, and mindful of the hope that these relationships might be deepened by visitation, one to another, mandate the inclusion of world mission orientation in the New Bishop’s Conference as well as an annual one day world mission orientation and strategy meeting (perhaps in conjunction with another gathering of the House of Bishops) for bishops intending to develop deeper cross cultural relations with bishops of other Churches in the Anglican Communion; and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $10,000 for the year 2010; $10,000 for the year 2011; and $10,000 for the year 2012; and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $30,000 for the implementation of this resolution.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, thankful for the relationship building between bishops of this Church and bishops of other Anglican Churches at the 2008 Lambeth Conference, and mindful of the hope that these relationships might be deepened by visitation, one to another, strongly encourage mandate the inclusion of world mission orientation in the New Bishop’s Conference and other programs offered by the College of Bishops as well as an annual one day world mission orientation and strategy meeting (perhaps in conjunction with another gathering of the House of Bishops) for bishops intendingto develop deeper cross cultural relations with bishops of other Churches in the Anglican Communion.; and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $10,000 for the year 2010; $10,000 for the year 2011; and $10,000 for the year 2012; and be it further

Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $30,000 for the implementation of this resolution.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #51)